Gems of Knowledge: Artist/Goldsmith Shares his Craft
byHis lifelong love of nature is reflected in nearly every facet of the jewelry Doug Canivet creates today. “I grew up in a semirural…
His lifelong love of nature is reflected in nearly every facet of the jewelry Doug Canivet creates today. “I grew up in a semirural…
Constance Ensner moved to Asheville from Los Angeles in 1985, and, with no prior business experience, launched CONSTANCE BOUTIQUE, featuring artfully modern women’s couture…
Back in the day, it housed the weaving and woodworking operations of Biltmore Industries. Today, the Grovewood Gallery boasts two floors of artisanal work…
Jewelry artist Nirado Sloan says, “When I pick up a stone and work with it, it speaks to me and I feel the millions…
Amanda Ray Danko’s jewelry isn’t for everyone, but it does feel fashioned for the moment. Working out of Marshall High Studios, she crafts outspoken…
Decades before Weaverville’s Suzanne Q Evon (or just “Q,” as many know her) established herself as an internationally recognized jewelry artist and designer, she…
“The store itself has become a work of art,” says Donna Leven, co-founder of Carolina Mountain Artists Guild in downtown Hendersonville. The Guild opened…
Anna Johnson dug a hole in her backyard and buried the dead snake that had been in her freezer for weeks. Along with it,…
When Mary Timmer was in high school in Chapel Hill, she took a clay class; rather than a bowl or a mug, she made…
Before Harrah’s Cherokee Casino arrived on the Qualla Boundary, home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, in 1997, the area’s tourism was largely…